​​ Chapter 2: Varicocele Pain

Look, you have to know where your pain originates from, what type of pain you’re experiencing, and what makes your pain worse. This simple education will both empower you in your self-treatment, and aid you in managing the psychological & emotional issues that come with having a varicocele.

Where is the Pain Coming From?

Testicle and/or Varicose VeinsA varicocele is pooled and stagnant blood in the veins of the testicle. Stagnant blood is toxic blood. It damages both vein & testicle. Moreover, stagnant blood also causes heat damage to the testicle.​So, when your blood pools and is stagnant you will experience pain from either/both the testicle and varicocele.

Swollen VeinsPain originating from only the varicocele may be caused by physical damage, for example micro-trauma from excessive biking on bumpy roads, or pulling and tugging on your veins by masturbating aggressively.

​TesticlePain from the testicles is typically caused by either pooling of blood, or overheating. Pooled & stagnant blood causes two major dysfunctions: First, pooled blood is toxic and oxidizing. This damages both the testicle and sperm, causing pain. Second, it disrupts the heat exchange mechanism of the testicle, causing it to overheat. Well, let’s just say that you don’t keep the most important part of your existence outside of your body for no reason; your testicles need to be kept cool to function properly. Heat stress literally damages the testicles, and is a major cause of testicular pain.

The Different Kinds of Pain

Short-Term vs. Long-Term PainThis is probably the most important section of the guide for understanding how the natural treatments work. Basically, you have short-term & long-term pain. Differentiating between them is a key part of understanding, managing, and healing your varicocele pain.

Short-term pain is caused by daily stressors. Daily stressors include heat stress, excessive abdominal pressure, blood pooling, & physical damage. To alleviate short-term pain, you simply have to alleviate these short-term stressors. Our goal in this guide is to minimize short-term pain, both daily and in the long run, allowing daily pain relief and long-term healing, respectively.​If you remove stressors in the long-term, you have healing of long-term pain. Long-term pain is caused by the accumulation of damaging short-term stressors. You can think of it as the accumulated result of years of heat stress, blood pooling, physical damage, & unhealthy habits. Alleviating these stressors allows healing to occur. I understand that long-term healing could take up to months to occur. It all depends on the severity of the varicocele and accumulated damage, as well as how well you follow the treatment plan recommended in this guide.​Just some final notes on the topic: The quick pain relief recommended in Chapter 10 only addresses short-term pain. Basically you alleviate the shot-term stressors by cooling, circulating, & resting. After 10-30 minutes most short-term pain will simply subside. Typically, any residual pain is from long-term damage; not short-term pain. You can address long-term pain by being consistent with The Fundamentals in Chapter 11, & following the Treatment Plan in the final chapter.​Feelings of Heaviness, Weighing Down, & DraggingThis is a mild type of pain that’s usually just felt when the varicocele is swollen excessively, and for prolonged periods. It is most common in grade 1 & 2 varicocele.

Feelings of Irritation, or Pain That’s Prolonged, Dull, or AchingThis type of pain is typically due to long-term exposure to mild heat-stress or blood pooling. It can also be caused when the veins are tugged, pulled, or squeezed tight. This pain is common with all grades of varicocele.

Pain that’s Sharp, Unbearable, or ThrobbingThis intense type of pain is typically due to exposure to extreme stress, for example: Very high scrotal temperatures, and heavy blood pooling with impaired circulation. It may also be caused by tugging, pulling, or squeezing tight of the testicle or varicocele.

Psychological PainThis type of pain is in your head. Yes, this type of pain exists. Yes, it can be intense. And yes, it is common. Previous experience with intense pain, anxiety about the pain, or psychological and/or emotional stress can trigger this type of pain. It can be experienced by any grade of varicocele. Note that this type of pain may be common amongst people who get surgery.

What Worsens Varicocele Pain?

What This Guide CoversThe following factors worsen varicocele pain: Heat stress, excessive blood flow, poor blood circulation & blood pooling, excessive abdominal pressure, physical damage, psychological & emotional factors, as well as an unhealthy lifestyle. The following chapters of the guide will focus on addressing all of these factors.​Just for Your InformationPain is typically lowest in the morning after sleep & gradually worsens as the day goes on. This means that you should expect your pain to be most severe at night before sleep. This is due to the accumulation of the day's stressors (which are controllable). Similarly, the varicocele swelling is also smallest in the morning & biggest at night.

Individuals with higher grade varicocele do typically experience pain more often, and with higher severity than those with lower grade varicocele. However, those with lower grade varicocele can also experience frequent & severe pain.

Just a final note, unless treated, both varicocele severity & pain symptoms typically worsen with age. Don’t worry though, this guide will teach you how to prevent and reverse the worsening of your pain symptoms.

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*Disclaimer: Yes, results vary. And, you don't have a chance if you don't try. Please read our terms before adhering to our treatment recommendations.You may want to consult a urologist if you have a sever varicocele.